Curling iron



Feb. 12 1924;

F. E. WOLCOTT CURLING IRON Filed Dec. 27. 1922 Patented Feb. 12, 192.4.

PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. WOLCOTT, F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

GURLING IRON.

Application filed December 27, 1922.

Z '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. VOLOOTI,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new.

and useful Improvement in Curling Irons,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to those appliances for heat treating hair whichhave a detachable clamp, that when in place adapts the device to be usedas a curling iron and that when removed enables the structure to be usedas a waver rod.

The object of the invention is to provide an appliance of this naturehaving a clamp attached by simple, cheap and positive means whichsecurely hold the parts together against accidental separation butpermit the ready removal of the clamp from the rod when desired.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows a side view of the applianceas a whole. Fig. 2 shows a. side view of the handle and rod without theclamp. Fig.

3 is a side view showing the clamp and its attaching means in section.Fig. 4 is a view of the detached clamp. Fig. 5 is a view looking towardthe inside of the clamp. The handle 1 may be made of wood or compositionin any desired outline. The rod 2 is a metal tube that is circular incross section. The outer end of the rod is pointed and the inner end ofthe rod is inserted into the handle. A ferrule 8 is placed upon the endof the handle about the rod. The rod may be heated in any common manner,by gas or electricity, the heating means forming no part of theinvention, not being illustrated. The clamp f is made of metal and iscurved in cross section to fit the rod. The handle end of the clamp isbent outwardly so as to extend over the rod handle and is desirablyprovided with a thumb piece 5.

Fastened by a pin 6 to the clamp are the ends of a loop 7 which isshaped to encircle the rod and have a sliding fit thereon. Bent aroundthe pin that holds the loop to the clamp is a flat spring 8, one section9 of which is designed to press against the Serial No. 609,307.

inside of the handle end of the clamp, while the other section 10 isdesigned to press against the ferrule on the handle. The section 10 ofthe spring has a perforation 11 which when the parts are assembledreceives the screw stud 1'2 that is threaded through the ferrule and endof the handle into the rod, as shown in Fig. 3. The normal action of thespring is such that when the clamp is on the rod the outer section ofthe spring presses the handle end of. the clamp outward and causes theworking end of the clamp to fit along the rod, and the inner section ofthe spring engages the screw stud so that the spring is positively heldin place, and.

the clamp prevented from sliding longitudinally along the rod.

lVith this construction the single spring bent around the pin thatattaches the loop to the clamp holds the clamp closed and at the sametime prevents the clamp from accidental movement longitudinally alongthe rod, and yet upon raising the inner end of the spring from the screwstud, which holds the ferrule and rod in place, the clamp is free to beslid 011' so that the rod may be used independently.

The invention claimed is:

A curling iron comprising a handle, aferrule on the end of the handle, arod projecting from the handle, a clamp adapted to fit the rod, a loopslidably fitted on the rod, a pin pivoting the clamp to the loop, a flatspring doubled about said pin and having one end pressed outward againstthe inside of the handle end of the clamp, and the other end extendingover the end of the rod handle and spaced therefrom, said spring havinga perforated section bearing upon said ferrule, and a screw studsecuring the ferrule handle and rod together, said stud projecting fromthe handle through the perforation of said spring, whereby the loop andclamp are positively held from sliding on the rod but may be released bylifting the free end of the spring and disengaging the perforation fromthe screw stud.

FRANK E. VVOLCOTT.

